Little Falls transcript., 1887-02-25

A thus amended, tho amendment waa
agreed to. The substitute was then agreed
to without discussion, and the bill, as thul
amended. was passed-yeas 40, nays z. The
nays were Messrs. Edn,unds, Jones {Ark}.
Morrill,, Platt. Vance, Van Wyck and Wilson
Qowa).
THE LOWER BRANCH.
BY vote 50 to 100, the house refused to
pass the Texas seed bill over the veto. When
the house had disposed Of the Mormon bill
R"ndall, from the committee no app,opria
~,is, reported back the sundry civil service
appropriation bill, with senate amendments,
recommending concurrence In twenty-five,
and nonc0ncurrence in 236 amendments.
The chief points in CONTROVERSY were rela-
tive to the appropriation for the coast sur
vey and the seamen's retreat in New York
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb 1S.-The senate took
uD the river and harbor appropriation bill
The bill reported by the committee on COM
merce az q substitute for the bill passed by
the house was read, and various amend
ments were offered by the chairman of the
committee. Mr.. Mcmillan, and adopted
These were generally an increase of amounts
OF various items. On motion of several
senators, other items We're increased. Mr..
Edmunds moved to strike out of secuion 3.
demnation OF lands or material necessary In
the prosecution Of works OF Improvement
| the proviso authorizing the secretary OF war,
when the price asked by the owner shall be
| reasonable. to purchase the property with
out further delay. Defeated-Yeas II, nava
81 The section and proviso were both
modified by striking out the words cor ma
terlal."
The senate to-day adopted the conference
report on the anti-polygamy bill by only
thirteen dissenting votes Mr.. Hoar, the
| only Republican who voted in the negative,
did so because the bill abolishes woman suf-
frage in Utah. The Democrats who voted
| against the bill opposed the measure on con-
! stitutional grounds Aside from the general
argument that the law is oppressive and in
fringcs the rights of the citizens. the specific
| charge is made that the provision relative to
! the Mormon Emigration company is prac-
tical confscation Of private property in vio-
latlon OF the constitution in that the assets
| OF this corporation are devoted to school
purposes and the corporation is practically
escheated TO the state. To this the sup
porters Of the bill reply that provision is
made for the return to the stockholders
ot the entire amount of their invest
| ment and that 1t is the remainder only
which is devoted to school purposes.
| TRANSACTED IN TIE HOUSE
The senate amendments to the invalid pen
Sion appropriation bill were nOnconcurred
in and conference ordered. Mr.. Weaver
(Neb) called up the vetoed pension bill Of
| Simmons ". Hart The house refused to
| pass the bill over the veto-l4Z to 9S The
| house went into committee of the whole on
the senate amendments to the sundry civil
bill, and 100 OF the 26O pages of the bill
were disposed of. An evening session was
held for the consideration of pension bills
! SENATE.
" AsH1NaToN, Feb 19.-The president sent
two messages to the senate to-day. vetoiug
TWO acts granting pensions to Charlotte
c'Ncal and John Beed One proposed to
! grant pension to the widow of Richard
O'Neal late colonel of the Twenty-sixth In.
diana volunteers. This is vetoed because
| ONeai, after his resignation, died of q
disease not at all related to his military
| service and because the name ia given IN
correctly in the bill. In the case of Johr
| Reed, the president states that Reed 1ypiied
| for pension on the ground that he was
mainly dependent for support on his sor
John, who died in the service The deaC
soldiers mother had been granted pension
on the statement that she was widow. The
pension Office refused Reeds application be-
cause he had abandoned his family In 1869
| The president concludes:
! This case demonstrates the means employed
| in attempts to cheat the government In applica.
tons for pensions, too often successful. The
! allegation OF 1877 Of the man who now passes
| as the aged and dependent father OF q dead SOL
dier the mother died in 1872, when ar that
time time her claim m was pending for pension largely
| the lnan who testified that he saw her die In
lS72; the etfrontery of this unworthy father
h raua 1np ana t aef ,ctua hs
the mother, and the allegation OF the mothe,
| that she was widow, when in fact she was ar
| abandoned wife, show the processes which entc,
into these claims for pensions. and the boil dnes.
| with which plans sometimes con cocted tt
rob the government by actually trafficking ir
| death, and imposing on the sacred sentiment O
! patriotism and national gratitude.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. l0.-The senate resumed
G. feration OF the river and harbor appro-
priarlon bill Mr.. Edmunds made point OF
Urder on section 3 (Which provides for the
| condemnation of Iand) on the ground chat il
was new legislation. The point of order was
sustained and the section was struck out
| Mr. Van Wyck moved to amend the item OF
$500, 600 for the Missouri river by making
it read:
Continuing Improvement at Atchison ST.
| Joseph. Fort Leavenworth reservation, Arrow
Beck K1nsas CITY in Kansss and Missouri a1d
| In Nebraska and Iowa, under the direction of the
secretary of war, 100000.
! PERFORMED IN TIE HOUSE
Mr. Cobb, from the conference committee
on the bill repeating the -enption tim
! Der culture and desert land acts, reported a
continued disagreement After a few re-
marks by Mr. Cobb in explanation of the
o4sagreement IN the course OF which he
said that he was authorized to state that
the secretary Of the interior to-day stood
side by side and shoulder to shoulder with
Gen. Sparks in his administration of
the land Office. the further consideration
OF the report was postponed for the present
The house went into committee of the whole
for the further consideration of the senate
amendments ts to the sundry civil appropria-
tlon bill. The senate amendment was con-
| Cured In approprlating $4,000 for the
education Of children in Alaska, notwith-
standing the recommendation Of the com
mlttee on appropriations TO the contrary.